Does Macmillan Learning pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Macmillan Learning employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Macmillan Learning. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Macmillan Learning?

47% of Macmillan Learning employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Macmillan Learning 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Macmillan Learning?

Sales Representative (23) , Assistant Editor (5) , Editor (4) , Sales (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Account Manager (3) , Editorial Assistant (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Outside Sales Representative (3) , Product Manager (3) , Senior Development Editor (3) , Senior Media Editor (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Associate Editor (2) , Business Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Macmillan Learning according to real employee reviews?

"Insurance benefits are good." ((in 35 reviews)); "The people are great and mostly supportive." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great environment and culture in the company" ((in 18 reviews)); "I had a great manager, which is why I stayed as long as I did." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great coworkers if you’re lucky" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Macmillan Learning according to real employee reviews?

"Other than the low pay there is nothing additional." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless and borderline abusive." ((in 15 reviews)); "It means a revolving door of tech middle management, rushed coding and band aids everywhere." ((in 14 reviews)); "Base salary low." ((in 12 reviews)); "There have been a few minor layoffs, but mostly due to changing focuses and centralizing employees." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Macmillan Learning redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Macmillan Learning redundancy and their outlook for job security at Macmillan Learning in 2026.

Macmillan Learning Reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)

Susan Winslow

50% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (228 reviews)

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Macmillan Learning has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macmillan Learning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

228 reviews

2.0

Jul 27, 2021

Working there gave me anxiety issues

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits. Management travels a lot to rack up free personal points. Some sales do it too.

Cons

Micromanagement. It’s a dying industry and they are just generating a lot of activity that don’t translate into real business.

4.0

Jun 19, 2023

Great company, struggling industry

Product sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Strong team, improving product offerings, collaborative environment

Cons

Industry is continuing to become more difficult to be successful in - increasingly competitive, gap between free options and what we offer is becoming more and more narrow.

4.0

Jun 19, 2017

Good place to worl

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people and culture. Working remotely gave lots of autonomy to employees which is great. Yearly NSMs are fun to attend. Challenging work most of the time.

Cons

Limited options for moving forward. Lots of internal changes made regularly.

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